The Prayer of the Just and the Glory of God
Are they undermining the words, those enemies of the truth, intending to speak and to shout in order to deceive, to test and to provoke, having such a purpose?
But also, since Babylon is interpreted as a symbol of that which brings shame upon those doing evil, accordingly the king of this Babylon will be struck and killed along with the king of Zion among the Amorites, so that the land may be given to Israel. They ruled it badly through sophistry and through a wearying life, meddling in the nature of things and appearing to rule it; but their interpreted land being taken away, it is given as a possession to Israel to inherit it, becoming a true servant of the cause of all things. (Ps 135:23-24: And when we were brought low through misfortune, he remembers us and redeems us.)
Let my confession be upon your mercy and your truth, since, having been often shown mercy and having seen the truth which was enlightened in me by you, I was rescued from all evil and from its related deception, you providing remission of sins through your mercy and keeping me from all wandering through your truth. (Ps 137:2: Let my confession be upon your mercy and your truth...)
But since you have magnified the word given to me by you, depending on it through your presence as if it were your own wealth, I will worship toward your holy temple and I will confess your name, giving thanks that your word is being magnified in me; for then it is magnified in me, and since I am progressing by it, I hasten toward its perfection. (Ps 137:2d: Another scripture is brought forth saying, 'That you have magnified your holy name above all.')
When is this fulfilled? When every knee shall bow in the name of Jesus, both heavenly and earthly and under the earth, every tongue confessing what the Lord Jesus Christ is, to the glory of God the Father, announcing to his brothers who have come to be the Son's likeness the greatness of the Father's presence; for he has not come alone in the name of the Father, so that the holy name of God might be magnified above all. We learn to say in prayer, 'Hallowed be your name.' But just as the hallowed name of God does not become holy from something profane, but is shown to be such, it is not magnified by increase as...
To become great from something small, but with his greatness being made manifest. The one who prays unceasingly and performs this by spirit and mind: 'I will pray, saying, by spirit, and I will pray also by the mind,' having God as a listener on each day, concerning whom it has been written, 'and the ears of the Lord are toward the righteous, and to their supplication' (Ps 137:3). For one possesses God as a guardian who does not delay nor despise him, but watches over him in his provident power.
Because of setting the mind on earthly things and seeking the lower and temporal things, making a profit, the peoples of the earth—about which the prophecy says here—the reason for wanting all the words of your mouth that you spoke in the law and in the prophets concerning their calling is this: for even if they are not hearers of your oracles, it is not by their power that their faith was foreknown. Therefore also I desire to reach them with diligent and musical recitation in your ways, namely, the Scriptures, so that one traveling through them by continuous study and reading might diligently proclaim the meanings from them. And if someone speaks of the virtuous ways of the Lord, and someone traveling diligently through these ways sings triumphal hymns against the wickedness that of old was working in them; if someone diligently speaks the word of virtuous activity concerning each of the ways of the Lord, having sent forth a diligent voice through the actions according to them.
All these things shall be made perfect, since also the glory of the Lord which performs these things is great, concerning which it is said toward Jerusalem: 'And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you, and all flesh shall see the salvation of our God' (Ps 137:4-5), since the glory of the Lord shall be seen. And who then is this, the savior, being a radiance of the glory of God and a character of his substance? It is brought here instead of 'Peoples' as 'Kings': 'Let all the kings of the earth confess to you, O Lord' (Ps 137:6). And both expressions have harmony with the concept of being called to reign, the peoples confessing to the Lord being set as a royal priesthood and a holy nation (Ex 19:6); and toward some of them it is written, 'And you have reigned, so that we also may reign with you' (2 Sam 5:11).
Greek
λόγων παραπικραίνοντας τοὺς τῆς ἀληθείας ἐχθροὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ πρὸς τὸ ἀπατᾶν παρασκευῇ λαλεῖσθαι καὶ βεβοῆσθαι θέλοντας καὶ πειράζειν καὶ παροργίζειν σκοπὸν ε χοντας; ̓Αλλὰ καὶ ἐπεὶ Βασὰν αἰσχύνη ἑρμηνεύεται σύμβολον ου σα τῆς καταισχυνούσης τοὺς πράττοντας κακίας, ἀκολούθως καὶ ὁ ταύτης βασιλεὺς Ωγ σὺν τῷ Σηὼν βασιλεῖ τῶν ̓Αμορραίων πατάσσεται καὶ ἀποκταίνεται, ο πως δοθῇ τῷ ̓Ισραὴλ ἡ γῆ αὐτῶν, η ν κακῶς ἐκράτουν σοφιστικῶς καὶ μετὰ μοχθηρᾶς ε ξεως περὶ τὴν τῶν πραγμάτων διατρίβοντες φύσιν δοκοῦντες βασιλεύειν αὐτῆς· ἀλλὰ ἀφαιρεθεῖσα αὐτῶν ἡ ἑρμηνευομένη γῆ αὐτῶν εἰς κατάσχεσιν τῷ ̓Ισραὴλ δίδοται ἐπὶ τῷ κληρονομεῖν αὐτήν, δοῦλος γνήσιος τοῦ πάντων αἰτίου τυγχάνων. 1202 Ps 135,23.24 Καὶ ταπεινωθέντων δὲ ἡμῶν δι' ἀτυφίαν, μνημονεύει ἡμῶν καὶ λυτροῦται ἡμᾶς. 1203 Ps 137,2 Γίνεταί μοι ἡ ἐξομολόγησις ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου καὶ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, ἐπείπερ πολλάκις ἐλεηθεὶς καὶ θεωρήσας τὴν φωτισθεῖσάν μοι παρὰ σοῦ ἀλήθειαν ἐρρύσθην πάσης κακίας καὶ τῆς συγγενοῦς αὐτῆς ἀπάτης, τοῦ ἐλέους σου α φεσίν μοι ἁμαρτημάτων παρέχοντος, τῆς δὲ ἀληθείας σου ἐκτός με πλάνης πάσης ποιούσης. ἀλλ' ἐπείπερ τὸ δοθέν μοι παρὰ σοῦ λόγιον ἐμεγάλυνας ἐξαρτήσας αὐτὸ τῆς σῆς προσηγορίας ὡς σὸν χρηματίσαι λόγιον, προσκυνήσω πρὸς ναὸν τὸν α γιόν σου καὶ ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου, χάριν ὁμολογῶν ἐπὶ τῷ μεγαλύνεσθαί μοι τὸ λόγιόν σου· τότε γὰρ μεγαλύνεταί μοι, ο ταν προκόπτων κατ' αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τὸ τελειωθῆναι ἐπείγομαι. 1204 Ps 137,2δ Φέρεται καὶ ἑτέρα γραφὴ λέγουσα Οτι ἐμεγάλυνας ἐπὶ πάντας τὸ ο νομα τὸ α γιόν σου. πότε δὲ πληροῦται τοῦτο, η ο ταν ἐν 253 τῷ ὀνόματι ̓Ιησοῦ πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ ἐπουρανίων καὶ ἐπιγείων καὶ καταχθονίων, πάσης γλώσσης ἐξομολογουμένης ο τι κύριος ̓Ιησοῦς Χριστὸς εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ πατρός, ἀπαγγέλλοντος τοῦ υἱοῦ τὸ τηνικαῦτα τὴν πατρὸς προσηγορίαν τοῖς γεναμένοις αὐτοῦ ἀδελφοῖς· μόνος γὰρ ου τος ἐλήλυθεν ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρός, ι να μεγαλυνθῇ ἐπὶ πάντας τὸ ο νομα τὸ α γιον τοῦ θεοῦ. Μανθάνομεν λέγειν ἐν εὐχῇ ̔Αγιασθήτω τὸ ο νομά σου. ω σπερ δὲ τὸ ἁγιαζόμενον ο νομα τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἐκ βεβήλου α γιον γίνεται ἀλλ' ἀποδεικνύμενον τοιοῦτον τυγχάνει, ου τως οὐ κατ' αυ ξησιν μεγαλύνεται ὡς ἐκ μικροῦ μέγα γενέσθαι, ἀλλὰ φανερουμένης τῆς μεγαλειότητος αὐτοῦ. 1205 Ps 137,3 ̔Ο ἀδιαλήπτως προσευχόμενος καὶ τοῦτο ἐνεργῶν πνεύματι καὶ νῷ, Προσεύξομαι, λέγων, πνεύματι, προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ, ἐφ' ἑκάστης ἡμέρας ε χει θεὸν ὑπακούοντα, ὑπὲρ ου γέγραπται Εὐχαῖς δὲ δικαίων ὑπακούει, καὶ ̓Οφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίοις καὶ ω τα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν. Ευ χεται δὲ θεὸν ε χειν κηδεμόνα οὐκ ὀλιγωροῦντα οὐδὲ καταφρονοῦντα αὐτοῦ ἀλλὰ πολυωροῦντα αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ προνοητικῇ αὐτοῦ δυνάμει. 1206 Ps 137,4.5 ∆ιὰ τὸ φρονεῖν τὰ ἐπίγεια καὶ ζητεῖν τὰ κάτω καὶ πρόσκαιρα χρηματίζοντες Λαοὶ τῆς γῆς, περὶ ω ν ἡ προφητεία ἐνταῦθά φησιν τὴν δ' αἰτίαν τοῦ θέλειν με αὐτοὺς πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός σου α ἐλάλησας ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ τοῖς προφήταις περὶ τῆς κλήσεως αὐτῶν–εἰ γὰρ καὶ μὴ ἀκροαταὶ τῶν σῶν λογίων εἰσίν, ἀλλ' ου ν δυνάμει ο σον ἐπὶ τῷ προεγνῶσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν πίστιν η κουσαν αὐτά. διὸ καὶ βούλομαι φθάσαι ἐπ' αὐτοὺς τῷ ᾳ δειν ἐμμελῶς καὶ μουσικῶς ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς σου η τοι ταῖς γραφαῖς, α ς ὁδεύων τις διὰ μελέτης καὶ ε ξεως συνεχοῦς ᾳ δειν ἐν αὐταῖς ἀπαγγέλλων τὰς ἐξ αὐτῶν νοήσεις. Εἰ δὲ καὶ τὰς ἀρετὰς ὁδοὺς κυρίου λέγει τις, καὶ ταύτας τις ὁδεύων ᾳ δει ἐπινικίους ᾠδὰς κατὰ τῶν πάλαι τὴν κακίαν ἐνεργούντων ἐν αὐτοῖς. η ᾳ δει ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς κυρίου ὁ περὶ ἑκάστης ἐνεργείας ἐναρέτου λόγον ε χων ἀποδοῦναι, δι' αὐτῶν τῶν κατ' αὐτὰς πράξεων φωνὴν ἐμμελῆ ἀφιείς. Ταῦτα δὲ πάντα κατορθωθήσεται, ἐπείπερ καὶ μεγάλη ἡ τελεσιουργοῦσα ταῦτα κυρίου δόξα, περὶ η ς λέγεται πρὸς τὴν ̔Ιερουσαλὴμ Καὶ ἡ δόξα κυρίου ἐπὶ σὲ ἀνατέταλκε, καὶ τὸ Οψεται πᾶσα σὰρξ τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἐπείπερ ὀφθήσεται ἡ δόξα κυρίου. τίς δ' α ν ει η αυ τη η ὁ σωτήρ, ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων; Φέρεται ἀντὶ τοῦ Λαοὶ Βασιλεῖς ου τως· ̓Εξομολογησάσθωσάν σοι, κύριε, πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς. καὶ συμφωνίαν γε ε χουσιν ἀμφότεραι αἱ λέξεις τῷ ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεύειν κεκλῆσθαι τοὺς ἐξομολογουμένους τῷ κυρίῳ λαοὺς ἐσομένους βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα καὶ ε θνος α γιον· ο θεν καὶ πρός τινος αὐτῶν γράφεται Καὶ ο φελόν γε ἐβασιλεύσατε, ι να καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν συμβασιλεύσωμεν. 1207 Ps 137,6 Οὐ
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